TOPEKA — Hundreds of thousands of people across the state have already or will soon receive a voter registration application in the mail as part of a state effort to ensure eligible Kansans can vote…

On separate occasions in the past year, my wife gifted me an American flag and a bust of George Washington. She clearly gets my abiding love for this country, even if her wonderful presents come…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expeditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion…

WASHINGTON — More women from across the nation are running for Congress this year than ever before, and Kansas is leading the way in making history on the ballot. For the first time ever, there…

Saturday’s Allen County Farmers Market session will be the last one of the year in Humboldt.  Sales run from 8 to 11 a.m. in downtown Humboldt. The Tuesday sales in Iola have new hours for…

The scandals engulfing the National Rifle Association threaten to undercut its financial and political power heading into the crucial 2020 U.S. elections. The organization has long been perceived as a kingmaker, and was in fact…

HUMBOLDT — Despite Mayor Nobby Davis’s gentle prodding that opening Humboldt’s swimming pool, albeit for only four weeks, would be greatly appreciated by area residents, his efforts failed to persuade council at their meeting Monday…

Iola City Council members will decide Monday when, or if, the Iola Municipal Pool will open for the 2020 season. The pool has yet to open because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions have…

Top brass Members of the Iola Municipal Band practice Monday night. Their first concert is at 8 p.m. Thursday at the bandstand on the Allen County Courthouse lawn.

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a commencement message to the 3 million high school seniors graduating this month in a televised prime-time special. Announced last week, “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class…